piliform

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adjective

Resembling hair.

OriginLatin pilus →
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Meanings

piliform1

adjectivepiliform (comparative more piliform, superlative most piliform)

comparative more piliform · superlative most piliform

  1. Resembling hair.

piliform2

adjectivepiliform (comparative more piliform, superlative most piliform)

comparative more piliform · superlative most piliform

  1. Resembling a pileus or cap.

Origin

  1. Latinpilus“hair”
  2. Englishpiliform

Latin pilus (“hair”) + -form

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APA

piliform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piliform

MLA

“piliform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piliform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piliform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piliform.

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